The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-11
MINNESOTA.

AZ saltwater, Minn., there were % deaths
during July.
The Stevens county fair will be held at
Morris, Sept. and.
Three hundred burial permits were issued
ct st. Paul, during July.
During July there were 2O9 deaths at
Minneapolis, and OF these lO4 were from
cholera infantum. The marriages were 100,
the births 2OS.
Miss Jennie Crosher, whose parents reside
near Mazeppa, was fatally injured at Lake
City, Saturday, being thrown from .
wagon BY . run away team.
At Minneapolis, at the close OF July 2O9
liquor licenses had been issued at $1,000
each, against 334 in force Q year ago, pro
ducing the revenue Of $l67 600.
The damaged wheat from the Minneap.
oils elevator fre sold at auction for s66, 600,
to . syndicate OF Minneapolis men, who ex-
pect profit Of 100000 on the purchase.
Alta picnic in = st. Paul beer garden
Sunday, policeman received pistol shot
in the mouth, making O serious but not
dangerous wound. The shooter was locked
up.
At Mankato 14-year old boy snipe shoot.
ing on the river killed himself Saturday
drawing his gun across the boat the ham
mer caught and the discharge entered his
abdomen.
Peter Beckman, q middle-aged farmer,
living near Dassel, committed suicide by
cutting his throat. He was unable to get
his grain cut and became insane. Beck.
man leaves . small family.
At Fridley, Wednesday night, during q
thunder storm lightning struck barn on
Maj. Fridley's farm destroying 1t and fifty
tons Of hay, 800 bushols OF oats, two lumber
wagons and some farming utensils. Loss
81 800; insurance $500.
The examination at Mankato shows that
Louis G. Scherer, of New Ulm, is entitled
to the West Point cadetship and the Judges
have named h. f. Smith as alternate. The
former IL nineteen years old and the latter
seventeen. Mr.. Scherer was alternate two
years ago.
The annual reunion OF the soldiers, sailors
and marines OF Fillmore county will bt
held at Spring Valley, Mimi, on Sept. s and
| the G. A. r. posts of Grand Meadow anC
Leroy have signified their intention to bt
present. A sham battle is announced fol
the evening OF the 9th.
Hon. F. ]. Whitlock died at Belle Plaine
July 20. after an illness Of over six months
He was in his sixty-eighth year. He came
to Minnesota in May, 1855, and settled q
that place. He was lifelong Democrat
and had filed many important Offices il
Scott county. He was buried in th
Episcopal cemetery. He leaves wife AM
two children.
The noted glove contest between Pa
Killen and Patsey Cardiff took place ct tn
Washington rink, Minneapolis, Friday even
ing, and after ten ronnds was decided
draw, to the disappointment Of the friend
| OF either champion. An immense audieQc
witnt ssed the contest, taking lively in
| terest the details, and the 5000 spectator
were orderly and good natured in ever
respect.
| Six men, Gus Brown and Edward MAI
key, married, G. p. Anderson, Thos. DemI
sey John johnson, single and one not iden
titled, lost their lives ut tho ruins OF the 81
Anthony elevator, Minneapolis, at o'clocI
Wednesday morning. These men wer
working beside the stone wall of the anne,
when a section IA feet high and 25 feet lonl
fell, covering them with the red-hot stones
The large force rallied but it was i
minutes before . body was reached, ant
all were found more or less mangled, thougl
| the intense heat of the stones was sufiicien
| to have burned them to death. Wate
thrown upon the stones to cool them hat
produced a steam that cooked the flesh o
the victims. The wall had been suppose,
secure, but heavy body of wheat lodge,
against it caused it to give way.